There doesn't appear to be enough

© 2012 Julie Crane All rights reserved

The story is familiar to many. Jesus (somehow) feds the five thousand.

When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" He asked this only to test him, for He already had in mind what He was going to do. (John 6:5)

Now I don't know about you, but the thing that catches my eye is this: He already had in mind what He was going to do. THANK YOU, JESUS! YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!

Even though there doesn't appear to be enough. Not near enough.

"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?" (John 6:9)

How far indeed. This is one crazy situation. Involving thousands of people.

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (v. 10)

Stop everything. Sit down. I, the Lord, will take care of everything.

Do any of you have college memories of eating ramen noodles for a week? How about driving on gas fumes to the gas station? Or the hosting of a large gathering only to question if there is enough food as people begin pouring through the doors... 

And there was enough. You did survive. It came to pass. And is but a memory now. Hopefully a lesson learned by now.

Jesus helped them in ways unimaginable to the human eye. 2,000 years ago.
Jesus helped us during our times of trouble in the past.
Jesus is presently helping as well. The Lord and Ruler over all that is seen and unseen.

2 Corinthians 4:18 (various translations)

There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever. (MSG)

So we do not set our sights on the things we can see with our eyes. All of that is fleeting; it will eventually fade away. Instead, we focus on the things we cannot see, which live on and on. (VOICE)

What can we possibly focus on that will last - forever?
Jesus' helping hand.
Jesus.